Zuckerberg posts Facebook mission statement on privacy and encryption

On Wednesday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg published a more-than-3,000-word blog post that seems to declare a major shift in Facebook’s strategy.

In it, he says he believes that “a privacy-focused communications platform will become even more important than today’s open platforms.” Zuckerberg explains that he wants Facebook to build a privacy-focused messaging and social networking platform.